hof.
An enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house.
Meaning & usage
An enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Hof. Doublet of howff.
A temple, sanctuary, a shrine, or hall.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Old Norse hof or Old English hof, reinforced in modern (post-1990, chiefly neopagan) use by Icelandic hof (“shrine, temple”).
A Korean-style bar or pub.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Korean 호프 (hopeu), in turn from German Hofbräuhaus. In English, the spelling has been re-aligned with the Korean term's etymon.
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